Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

When Progressive Christians Make God’s Goodness Look Like Badness

Greg talks about how progressive Christians characterize orthodox theology, then he answers questions about responding to an employer’s worldview indoctrination, why the resurrection is required for salvation, and IVF.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: When progressive Christians make God’s goodness look like badness (00:00)
2. How should one interact with an employer who is requiring everyone to read and discuss a book that reflects a different worldview? (24:00)
3. Is the resurrection required for salvation? (44:00)
4. What are your thoughts on using IVF if you only implant a few eggs? (52:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Interview: Alisa Childers – Another Gospel?
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 16–17 in Seattle, WA; November 13–14 in Minneapolis, MN; February 26–27 in Dallas, TX
• Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher

Related Links:

• What Does Christ’s Resurrection Mean for Us? by Amy Hall
• What You Might Not Know about IVF – Alan and Amy discuss IVF on a previous podcast
• The Black Box of IVF by Alan Shlemon
• How IVF Is Changing Our View of Human Beings by Amy Hall
• The Tragic Consequences of the IVF Industry by Amy Hall

Interview: Alisa Childers – Another Gospel?

Greg interviews Alisa Childers, author of Another Gospel?: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity.

 

Topics:

1. Interview: Alisa Childers – Another Gospel? (00:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Alisa Childers
• Another Gospel?: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity by Alisa Childers
• ZOEgirl

Related Links:

• Interview: Alisa Childers on Progressive Christianity – Tim and Amy interview Alisa Childers
• 5 Signs Your Church Might Be Heading Toward Progressive Christianity by Alisa Childers

After Greg Became a Christian

Greg continues the spiritual autobiography he began in the last episode of the podcast.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: After Greg became a Christian (00:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman

Greg’s Spiritual Autobiography

Greg tells the story of how he became a Christian.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Greg’s spiritual autobiography (00:00)

Some Thoughts on Doubt

Greg talks about doubt, then he answers a question about how people can come away from the Bible with so many different interpretations.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Some thoughts on doubt (00:00)
2. How can people come away from the Bible with so many different interpretations? (28:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 16–17 in Seattle, WA; November 13–14 in Minneapolis, MN; February 26–27 in Dallas, TX
• Alisa Childers
• Red Pen Logic – YouTube channel

Related Links:

• The Thomas Factor: Using Your Doubts to Draw Closer to God by Gary Habermas

Farewell to an Old Friend

Greg reads something his brother wrote about the death of a friend who recently became a Christian, then he answers questions about applying 1 Corinthians 5:11 and whether or not Christians can claim the promises given to Israel.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Farewell to an old friend (00:00)
2. How should I apply 1 Corinthians 5:11 to people today? (27:00)
3. Can promises to Israel be legitimately claimed by Christians? (47:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 16–17 in Seattle, WA; November 13–14 in Minneapolis, MN; February 26–27 in Dallas, TX

Will Tactics Help a Wife Whose Husband Just Won’t Listen?

Greg answers questions about a wife using tactics to reach her husband, sharing Christianity in a world of diversity, and whether the “Spirit of Jesus” in Acts 16:7 is the Holy Spirit.

 

Topics:

1. Will tactics help a wife whose husband just won’t listen? (03:00)
2. How can Christianity be shared in a world of diversity? (13:00)
3. Is the “Spirit of Jesus” the Holy Spirit? (33:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• How Can Christianity Be Shared in a Culture of Diversity? by Greg Koukl

A Strategy for Discovering What the Bible Has to Say on Any Topic

Greg explains a simple strategy for discovering what the Bible has to say on any topic, then he answers questions about Jesus’ physical body and initiating spiritual conversations and gives another example of what he discovered by using his Bible study strategy.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: A strategy for discovering what the Bible has to say on any topic (00:00)
2. Does Jesus have a physical body in a physical location in the universe? (24:00)
3. How can I initiate spiritual conversations? (33:00)
4. Commentary: A discovery Greg made by using his Bible study strategy (52:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 16–17 in Seattle, WA; November 13–14 in Minneapolis, MN; February 26–27 in Dallas, TX
• Greg’s commentary on the virtues of a good teacher
• The Story of Reality by Greg Koukl
• Red Pen Logic – YouTube channel
• Preaching God’s Love in Acts? by Greg Koukl

Is It Wrong to Make a Living from Ministry?

Greg discusses what the Bible has to say about Christian workers receiving payment, then he answers questions about someone who’s disrupting a church and witnessing to people who don’t speak English well.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Is it wrong to make a living from ministry? (00:00)
2. How would you go about stopping someone from coming to church who’s showing up to attack the pastor and the church? (24:00)
3. Do you have any advice for witnessing to my Cambodian in-laws who don’t speak English very well? (46:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Greg’s Facebook page

Five Guidelines for Students

Greg talks about five guidelines for students to follow for their spiritual health, then he answers questions about the correspondence theory of truth and the biblical authors’ meaning vs. God’s meaning.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Five guidelines for students (00:00)
2. Doesn’t the correspondence theory of truth require circular reasoning? (33:00)
3. When interpreting Scripture, is the author’s meaning always God's meaning? (52:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 16–17 in Seattle, WA; November 13–14 in Minneapolis, MN; February 26–27 in Dallas, TX
• How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-women, Anti-science, Pro-violence, Pro-slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture by Dan Kimball

Related Links:

• A Long-Term Plan to Know Your Bible by Amy Hall